Markt+Technik publishes a comprehensive range of books and software. The focus is on IT literature as well as guidebooks and non-fiction books on the topics of entertainment, photography, multimedia and business and a range of application software and games. An increasingly important segment is educational software for an international market. To enhance learning success, knowledge is conveyed both textually and via audio. After extensive testing, Markt+Technik Verlag opted for the text-to-speech solution Voice Reader from Linguatec.

The Federal Ministry of the Interior recognises the danger that US President Trump could end the Data Privacy Agreement between the EU and the USA. This would make the use of US cloud services impossible in one fell swoop. ‘Legally secure transatlantic data traffic is of great importance for the German economy,’ said a spokesperson for the ministry.

The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has also warned of the consequences of a possible cancellation of the agreement. Iris Plöger from the BDI told newspaper Handelsblatt that this ‘would have devastating consequences for companies and public authorities and would lead to great additional workload and legal uncertainty’.

More and more companies and public authorities are therefore now opting for a secure in-house solution for their software.
Speech recognition from Linguatec for dictation and transcription takes place completely locally on the computer and therefore offers the greatest possible independence and security.

The Media Informatics course at the newly founded Faculty of Computer Science comprises a mix of information technology, psychology and business administration. When analyzing human-technology interaction, detailed interviews with users need to be conducted on a regular basis. Instead of time-consuming manual transcriptions, the department uses the Voice Pro speech recognition from Linguatec for automatic media transcription, achieving considerable efficiency gains.

The driving simulator at the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center (MTC) in Sindelfingen is one of the most powerful facilities in automotive technology. The driving simulator plays an important role on the road to autonomous driving. Part of the testing of DRIVE PILOT for the new S-Class took place here. Extended Reality (XR) allows new concepts to be tested at an early stage of development. Voice Reader from Linguatec is also used to support this innovative approach.